Tony the Lion Full Kit

Description

Tony is the face of a lion originally designed for the Lady Anne Needlework Festival in England.  Their request was for something that included ‘heraldry’, hence the hint of Tudor roses in his mane.  Diverse and interesting, it is suitable for experienced embroiderers and uses DMC stranded, satin, Diamant and Special Dentelles threads, Preciosa crystals and glass pearls, as well as Miyuki beads.  This project features a large variety of stitches as under:

• Embroidery: 21 stitches/variations
• Bead Embroidery: 4 techniques/stitches
• Needle Lace: 3 variations
• Needle Weaving: 4 patterns

Finished size is 230 x 215 mm

Dictionary of Stitches and Techniques

There is a video dictionary for this design in the subscription section on this site.  In this dictionary you will find video clips of all the stitches and techniques used in this design.  Along with each video clip on the page there is a downloadable and printable document that gives you step-by-step written instructions with illustrations.

Online Project

This project is available as an online project in the intermediate projects section of our subscription area.

Contents of Kit:

Pattern and Print:

• full instructions and diagrams, stitch guide and colour images of the original work
• the line drawing screen-printed in light blue ink onto Natural coloured 45/55 cotton/linen fabric
• The ink is indelible

DMC Threads Pack:

• Skeins or part skeins of stranded: 009, 326, 370, 372, 437, 498, 738, 739, 779, 3371, 3781, 3790, 3860, 3861, 4145
• Part skeins of satin: S472
• Bobbins of Diamant: D3821
• Bobbins of Special Dentelles #80: 437, 739, 3348, Ecru
• Bobbins of Mettler Machine embroidery thread: 2108

Bead and Crystals Pack:

• Miyuki beads: 15⁰ 1631, 15⁰ 4249, 8⁰ 2035
• Preciosa flat back crystals: 20ss smoked topaz AB
• Preciosa glass pearls: 2 mm cream

Needle Pack:

• Embroidery needles: sizes 7 and 10
• Tapestry: size 26
• Bead embroidery: size 10 or 11